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driver" Olson had promised. No such truck driver existed. Instead, there was a FBI ambush of out of town agents who did not know Schaeffer Cox was a well respected local political voice with popular support. The Agent's, who had been instructed to shoot Schaeffer Cox on site if he had a weapon, were not advised by the local FBI case agent of Cox's repeated statements about being like Ghandi not Rambo. FBI Special Agent Richard Southerland supplied JR Olson with an unregistered, nontraceable pistol and instructed him to "put it in Schaeffer's lap then get under the truck so there will be some thick metal between you and him when the shooting starts." The FBI's plan was interrupted when the owner of the industrial lot happened upon the scene and started asking questions about why men with masks and machine guns were hiding around the corner. Schaeffer Cox was arrested and put on trial for "conspiracy against the government." The prosecution was led by Steve Skrocki and Joseph Botini, the same people that were held in contempt of court for hiding evidence in several related trials of Alaska political personalities. The audio recording of Schaeffer Cox repeatedly rejecting violence were hidden from the jury, but are now being made available to the public by Schaeffer Cox's supporters via youtube and other means. Steve Skrocki, who has publically attacked Schaeffer Cox for his belief in Moral Higher Law, built his case primarily on the testimony of Fulton and Olson. But recently released audio recording and email between Steve Skrocki and his boss, US Attorney Karen Loeffler, now show that Skrocki coached his witnesses to lie, then vouched for those lies in his closing arguments to the jury. Still others have taken issue with Skrocki's entire theory of the case. "The importance of this case is significant to the whole of humanity" says Larry Pratt, president of Gun Owners of America. He points out that the prosecution conceded that Cox had no actual plans for violence, but convicted him anyway based on Cox's belief that 'We The People' may someday have to stand down an out of control government. Schaeffer Cox, who has been in prison since 2011 agrees. "This amounts to sending people to prison for simply believing in the original meaning of the 2nd Amendment" he says. "If we don't reverse my conviction, it will set a sweeping new precedent allowing for the wholesale round up of those who have not committed any crimes." . ~Rudy Davis, staff writer . ruddavis@yahoo.com Weather Forecast for Today Plentiful sunshine. High 67F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Humidity45% UV Index4 of 10 Sun rise: 7:31 am Sun set: 6:30 pm Paid Advertisement A4 Continued from page A3